Almond Butter Cookies
 
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Serves: about 24 cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 cup almond butter (see link for recipe below)
  • ¾ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together almond butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, baking powder, and salt, until well blended. Chill dough for 30 minutes.
  3. Drop teaspoon-sized balls of dough onto prepared baking sheets, 2 inches apart.
  4. Bake for 11-14 minutes until puffed and lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Recipe for homemade almond butter: http://portandfin.com/4-ingredient-maple-almond-butter/

Note that if you make you own almond butter, the consistency at which you make it will effect the cookies. I like my almond butter smooth (kind of like peanut butter), which yielded a softer cookie. If your almond butter is chunkier and drier, the cookies will turn out a bit crunchier.
Recipe by Port and Fin at https://portandfin.com/flourless-almond-butter-cookies/